After a week of no new snow, glorious sunshine, and freeze-thaw conditions across the Niseko Resort Area, colder temperatures and light snowfall returned this morning (Sunday 02 March).
The groomed runs at Niseko Moiwa were hard packed but consistent, and were great fun on narrower profile skis and carving boards.
The 2-5 cm that fell during the day made the turns on Shirakaba slope surprisingly good.
A layer of velvet like snow covered the sun and wind baked off piste slopes and a lighter touch resulted in smooth turns top to bottom.
The mercury is set to drop all next week and snowfall is forecast for the next six days, with Thursday (06 March) looking like the pick of the days at this stage.
Get ready, winter’s not done just yet.